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Wanko, Jeffrey J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
This article details an exploration of exponential decay and growth relationships using M&M's and dice. Students collect data for mathematical models and use graphing calculators to make sense of the general form of the exponential functions. (Contains 10 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Models, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
Veenstra, Tamara B.; Miller, Catherine M. – Mathematics Teacher, 2006
This article presents several activities (some involving graphing calculators) designed to guide students to discover several interesting properties of Fibonacci numbers. Then, we explore interesting connections between Fibonacci numbers and matrices; using this connection and induction we prove divisibility properties of Fibonacci numbers.
Descriptors: Numbers, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction, Class Activities

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